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J. L.. `WILGOL APPLE PARER.

N0.'821,667. Patented July 7,1885.

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(M'QdelL) APPLE PARER.

No. 3211367. Patented July 7, 1885.

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APPLE-PARER.

SPEGFICATON forming part oi' Letters Patent No. 321,667, dated July 7, 1885, Application filed July 11, 1894. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, J osHUa L. WiLcoX, of Flint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful 11nprovenients in JApple-Parers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to apple-paring inachines, and is designed as an improvementupon a device described in apatent issued to nie October 30, 1883. v

The invention consists in the peculiar con struction, arrangement, and various combinations of the parts, all as more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Figure l is a perspective view of my irnproved machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bed. Fig. fl is a plan view with one of the raclcbars and latches removed. Fig. 5 is a detached perspective of the outer end of one of the arnis of the cross and its attachments. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective. Fig. 7 is a view of certain parts of the device.

In the accompanying drawings, which forni a part of this specification, A represents a suitable bed or frame, upon which is secured thering B, one-half of the upper face of which is provided with a crown-gear, a. At the center of this base there is rigidly secured the post or spindle G, upon which the cross D with its attachments rotate. This cross consists of two bars, which intersect each other at their longitudinal centers at right angles, and it is through this point of intersection that the post VC passes, said post having secured toits upper end a non-rotatable pinion, b, which is provided with cogs on one-half of its periphery only.

Upon the outer ends of the arms of the cross D is secured aring, E, the under face of which carries a rack, c, which meshes with the pinion d upon the shaft F, journaled in the base and adapted to be operated by hand or power, as may be desired. Upon the outer end of each arrn of the cross is secured a standard, G, through the lower part of which is properly journaled a hollow fork-shaft, H, carrying upon its outer end a fork, H', and near its inner end a pinion, c,

which is designed to mesh with the crown-gear ct upon the ring B. To the lower end of the standard is journaled a friction-roller, f, designed to engage in a groove upon the outer face of the ring B, as shown in Fig. 2. Through the hollow fork-shaft is placed a rod, l, provided with a head, g.

J represents two metal plates out out so as to form two racks at their longitudinal centers, which are adapted to be brought in and out of engagement with thepinion b by means of devices hereinafter described. Upon the upper face of each arin of the cross is secured a plate, K, in each of which is formed a slot, h, enlarged at its ends in opposite directions, as is clearly shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 7, to allow the rack-bar being shifted laterally without any interference of the pins m n, as will be more fully hereinafter described. The outer ends of each of the rack-plates J J rest upon these plates K, and are provided with slots i andj, Figs. 6 and 7.

L L represent a pair of knife-bars which operate in connection with their respective rack-plates J. These knife bars are pivotally secured at theirinner ends between outwardlyprojecting ears k, Fig. 6, on the ends of the rack-plates J and each knife-bar is provided at its inner end with two downwardly-projecting pinsgnm, which are adapted to engage, respectively, through the slots rij of the rackplates into the guide-slots It of the plates K beneath. The inner end of each knifebar is turned up, and these knife-bars are connected in pairs by means of connecting-rods O, so that one knife-bar is thrown up when its c01npanion is depressed, Fig. 2. Only one of the two pins m n of each lrnifebar engage at a time in the guide-slots 7L of each arm of the cross. The outer ends of the knife-bars are provided with suitable paring-knives, M, and slicing and coring knives N,of any of the known constructions.

l? is a stripping-bar, which has a sliding movement between suitable guides of the bed a., the inner end of such bar having secured to it one end of a spring, o, Fig. 3, the opposite end of which is secured to the bed. A downwardly-projecting pin, p, from each arni of the cross, in the operation of the device, comes in contact with the trip-lever Q, pivotally se cured to the frame, one end oi' such trip-bar resting against a stud, P', on the bar P, and whenever such trip is forced inwardly in the operation of the device the bar P is compelled to slide outwardly until released from the trip-bar, when the spring o draws it forcibly back again. The outer end of this har P is bent and slotted, as at r, into which slot the fork-shaft passes.

The operation of this device is as follows: The apple having been impaled on the fork and pared and sliced, as described in my former patent above referred to, as the machine is rotated and one arm of the cross approaches the stripper P the pin p of such arm comes in contact with and travels upon the outer face of the trip-lever Q, causing it to turn upon its fulcrum and compelling the stripper l? to move outwardly until its fork end is outside the circle of travel made by the fork. As the fork-shaft comes coincident with the forked end of the stripper the pin p passes off the end of the trip lever Q, whereupon the spring o exerts its force upon the stripper P, forcibly retracting it, The forked end, striking against the apple, forces it still farther upon the fork, thereby partially separating the apple from the core. Simultaneously with this operation, the inner end of the rod I comes in contact with the incline R, which causes such rod to be projected through the fork-shaft and push the core off,while the sliced apple is left impaled upon the fork. To remove thesliced apple from the fork, I secure upon the side of each arm ofthe cross a bar, S, in any convenient manner, so that it may have a sliding movement thereon. The outer end of this shaft is bent at right-augles,and has formed in it an opening through which the fork passes, while the inner end of the bar is provided with a downwardly-projecting pin, s, which in the operation of the machine slides upon the ineline T, projects the rod, and pushes the apple off, while it is retracted by sliding upon the incline U in the further rotation of the machine. Each knife-bar is, near its forward end, provided with a ange, t, on each side, by means of which it engages with the dovetailed jaw on top of each standard, G, thereby guiding the knife-bar and holding it firmly during its operation. These flanges t are cut away or narrowed, as shown at t', for the purpose hereinafter explained, and this ange is narrowed at its inner end, as shown at t', and also at its outer end, as shown at t, (see Fig. 5,) for the purpose hereinafter explained.

In practice the operator moves the cross and its connections around till one of the arms is arrested by coming in contact with the springstop V upon the bed. The knife and bar of that arm is then in an elevated position, Fig. l, which allows him to impale an apple upon the fork. This forces the rod I inward, and by which the core is afterward expelled. The operator then depresses the knife-bar until its narrowed portion t rests upon the top of the standard G between the dovetail jaws, and this movement raises the knife-bar upon the opposite arm of the cross, it being of course understood that the narrowed portion tL ofthe flange of the opposite knife-bar is at this-1 time directly over its standard G; hence it will be seen that the knife-bars can be withdrawn from the dovetail slots at the end of the traverse of said bars only, or when the narrowed portions -t and i are over their respective standards,

the narrowed portions t t2 being so arranged in relation to each other that when the inner narrowed portion of one knife-bar is over its standard the outer narrowed portion of the opposite knife-bar is sure to be over itssta'ndard, thus permitting one knife-bar to be withdrawn from the dovetail slots while the other one is being set in the dovetail slot of its standard, as will be readily understood. In depressing the knife-bar it strikes upon the top of a loose pin,'e, in the arm below, and, in forcing it down upon the top of the springstop, releases the same, allowing the arm to be pushed ahead or partially rotated until the pinion of the drive-shaft meshes with the rack of the ring E. This pushing ahead of the arm of the cross is made necessary by an interruption in the cogs in the ring E at every quarter of its circumference,which is done for the purpose of arresting the cross after every quarterturn to allow the operator to impale a fresh apple.

The depressing of the knife-bar by the hand of the operator effects the necessary engagement of the teeth of the rack J with the cogs of the pinion b, to obtain in the succeeding movements of the cross the lateral movement of the knife-bar necessary to accomplish the paring and slicing. r y

In Figs. 6 and 7 the construction ofthe parts which effect the proper engagement ofthe teeth of the rack-bar with the cogs of the pinion Z1 are shown in detail.

When a knife-bar is depressed, as above described, the pin a passes down through the slot z' in its respective end of the rack-bar .I and enters the outer enlargement of the sloth of the plate K, and simultaneously with this movement of these parts the pin m upon the inner end of the opposite knife-bar enters the slot j below it and passes into the slot h of its plate K. l

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Referring to Fig. 7 of the accompanying y drawings, which is a diagram showing relative positions of the plates K and the opposite ends of a rack-bar, J, it will be observed that the rack-bar projects beyond the edges ofthe plates K upon the same side, and that the slot j of one partially discloses the slot 71J of the plate K below,while the slot rregisters therewith. In the other the relative positions of the parts are reversed. Bearing this in mind, it will readily he seen that as one knife-bar is depressed the pin n enters the slots z' 7L at that end of the arm, while at the same time the opposite knife-bar is raised, the pin m of which is forced down through its slot j into the partially-disclosed sloth below. The plates K, being rigid, the rack-bar must necessarily be moved sidewise in com pelli ng the slots to register by the forced insertion of the pins, thereby bringing the teeth of the rack on one side in engagement with the pinion b. When the fork upon which the apple has been impaled and the parts have assumed the positions last above described, the operator pushes such fork and arm in the direction of the arrow till rack a engages with the driving -pinion d on the shaft F, and by means of which the device is rotated. In this rotation, the pinion b being stationary,the rack-bar in its radial movement around this pinion will be caused to retract or slide inwardly upon the arm, causing theknives to slice and core the apple. The de vice continues to rotate until the pinion d upon the arm in question has run off the end of the rack c of the ring E and the apple has been pared, cored, and sliced and pushed off the fork, as hereinbefore described. Atthis point the opposite end of the arm to that we have been following comes in contact with the stop V, with the knife-bar elevated ready to re# ceive an apple upon the fork. By depressing this knife-bar the engagement of parts is ef fected in the same manner as above described, and each arm of the device being constructed alike, the movements of all the parts in the operation of the device must necessarily be the same. As the teeth of the rack-plates J in their radial movement around the fixed pinion b come in contact with the smooth solid face of such pinion, the lateral movement of the rack-plate ceases until a re-engagement of the parts is effected by depressing the companion knife-bar of the one that has been in operation.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In combination with the spring-stop V, engaging the cross D during the intervals of its rotation, the pins o, loosely seated within said cross, and the knifebar L', the parts being arranged and operating as described, whereby the downward movement ofthe knife bar causes a disengagement of the stop and cross, substantially as specified.

2. In an apple paring, slicing, and coring machine, the devices for stripping the apple from its core, the same consisting of the radially-movable stripping-bar l), the trip-lever Q,for projecting such bar, and the spring o, for retracting' it, in combination with the rotating arms provided with projecting pins p upon their under sides for operating the trip-latch, substantially as described.

3. In an apple paring, slicing, and coring machine, the devices for holding and guiding the knife-bars during the operation of the knives, the same consisting of the fianges t upon the outer ends of the knife-bars having narrowed portions t t2, the dovetailed jaws on top of the standards G, the pins m and a, secured near the rear ends of the knife-bars,

and the plates E, provided with the slots h on top of each arm of the cross, all combined and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposes specified.

4. In an apple-paring machine, the hollow fork-shaft H, Asecured to the rotating cross, in combination with the rod. Land stationary incline R, for automatically removing the core from the fork, and the bar l), for retaining the apple on the fork during such operation, substantially as described.

5. In an apple paring, slicing, and coring machine, the combination of a cross having a xed center upon a suitable bed and adapted to be rotated in a horizontal plane thereon, hollow rotatable forks, radially-movable knifebars, a strippingbar for pushing the pared and sliced apple on the shaft of its impalingfork, sliding rods in the hollow fork-shafts for removing the core, and sliding bars for pushing off the apple, all arranged and combined substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

JOSHUA L. VILCOX Witnesses:

JN0. S. YoUNGs, WM. TRACY. 

